Validate a name against the NAB

• Curtis Stull
• Published: 02 Apr 2002

The checkNAB function is a LotusScript function that compares a name with all the public NABs. The name can be a person, group or mail-in db name. The function returns true if a name is found and false when a name isn't found.

I've found this to be a useful when I've asked the user to enter a name. The function ensures that the name entered is a valid Lotus Notes name within our environment.

Sub Click(Source As Button)
	Const NAME_OF_PERSON = "Joe Mamma"
	Const NAME_OF_PERSON2 = "Curtis R. Stull"
	
	Msgbox (NAME_OF_PERSON & " = " & CheckNAB( NAME_OF_PERSON ) & "  AND " 
& NAME_OF_PERSON2 & " = " & CheckNAB( NAME_OF_PERSON2 ) )
	
End Sub


Function CheckNAB(strperson As String) As Integer     
	Dim s As New NotesSession
	Dim view As NotesView
	Dim doc As NotesDocument
	
	books = s.AddressBooks
	Forall db In books
		If db.IsPublicAddressBook Then
			Call db.Open( "", "" )		
			If db.IsOpen Then	
				Set view = db.GetView ( "($VIMPeopleAndGroups)" )
				If Not view Is Nothing Then
					Set doc = view.GetDocumentByKey ( strperson )
 				' if person is found then return true, 
otherwise goto the next address book
					If Not doc Is Nothing Then
						CheckNAB = True
						Exit Function
					End If
				End If
			End If
		End If
		End Forall
		
		CheckNAB = False
End Function